Jappy Freres Louis XVI Style Gilt and Chiseled Bronze Mantel Clock
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Late 19th century
This late 19th-century French mantel clock is crafted in the Louis XVI style, featuring an architectural case constructed from gilt and chiseled bronze. Measuring approximately 15 inches in height, the clock displays a rich decorative program typical of the period's decorative arts.
The case is surmounted by a prominent urn-form crest, accented with intricate foliate scrollwork and a central cherub figure. The facade includes a detailed lion mask motif nestled within elaborate leaf carvings. The circular dial is defined by individual enamel Roman numeral cartouches surrounding a pierced gilt center. The timepiece is powered by a mechanical movement and is accompanied by its original winding key and pendulum.
The overall design emphasizes symmetry and classical ornamental motifs, reflecting the sophisticated aesthetic of the late 19th-century French horological tradition. Evidence of age-related wear, including minor oxidation and rubbing to the gilding, is present, consistent with the object's history and materiality.
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Physical characteristics
- Height
- 15 inches
- Material
- gilt and chiseled bronze
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- mechanical
- Accessories
- key and pendulum
Design
- Dial
- circular with enamel Roman numeral cartouches and pierced gilt center
- Ornamentation
- urn-form crest, foliate scrollwork, cherub figure, lion mask, leaf motifs
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Jappy Freres
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.